Michael Cooper
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament, Michael Cooper worked as a civil litigation lawyer. He reportedly practiced law for several years after graduating from the University of Alberta.
Key Relationships & Connections
Michael Cooper is known to be a close political ally of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Cooper served as a co-chair for Poilievre's successful leadership campaign in 2022. He has also held roles in the Conservative shadow cabinet, including as the Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform, placing him in the party's inner circle.
Public Controversies
In 2019, during a Justice Committee meeting on online hate, Michael Cooper read into the record a portion of the manifesto from the Christchurch mosque shooter while questioning a Muslim community leader. This action drew widespread condemnation, and then-Conservative leader Andrew Scheer removed him from the committee. Cooper later issued a public apology for his comments. In 2022, Cooper was reportedly removed by security from the House of Commons gallery just before a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Media reports indicated the incident was related to a dispute over an unaccredited guest he was accompanying.
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Michael Cooper won with 49,216 votes (63.9%)
Total votes cast: 76,961
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